Postgame notebook: Two hard-fought games, two different results for Cougars

Sophomore forward Alandise Harris had a telling way to describe the last time the Houston Cougars met the UTEP Miners (a 70-50 UTEP win on Jan. 7 in El Paso). “Embarrassing,” Harris said. “We just got ran off the floor.” Without hesitation, freshman forward TaShawn Thomas co-signed Harris’ assessment, by adding “Very embarrassing.” On Saturday, when it looked like the game might be headed in that direction once again with the Cougars falling behind by as much as 15 points in the first half and 14 in the second, they decided to do something about it. And for their efforts, they were rewarded with an 81-76 overtime victory over the [...]

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